Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-05-08

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1ne CITY Counsil mst yesterday msr1
lne and e&nVnsssd fhs vote Of The Ia
eleuo1ion.
Il - sfssraoos shs anaI sessEon .
she present CganoIi wss hefd. vsr
qaiseiy and in ordR. Wifhoat aay IN
usual dsmonstration Of any kind nnlea
ne tntfoanstion By Hannsh of an oFdi
nanee % repeal he ordinances Of le6
WASHING JshsFson street betwsen q,
eaet ales of Pasife avanns a1d The ssufl
n4eof Fifteenth street.. Ths strees "a
Wasted at thAs time 10 permit Of ID
naiidlnR OF proposed machins shopa
ne shops we're net buiit and tie of.
dfnaDos Waa designed % rssuRn 10 u
ORIGINAL porpoas TIE street 90 vacated.
gnoeF Q suspension Of the raies the
onainanes was read . second time and
NJ. Kelly Me we'd 10 refer u 10 q eem-
miseea Hannah moved e an amend
ment thai the rules Be- further gus
PENDED and the oEdinanos pad upon is
mai passage. Mr.. Kelly thsuRkt this
wae rushing things entirely TOO fast for
s1eh "a important matter and insisted
upon tas references. Hannah said thas
toe ordinance gree out Of The strest
COMMITTEES 70 which MT. Kelly wanted IL
refeFred and Of which be vas 9 usmhsr.
ne aald the mattar had been before aad
discussed ~ the members Of the Ooanoil
ron A TKkK PAsT,
And they thogoughIy understand Il. Tia
street. had been vaessed 10 give 9 place
Tor large mill that vas 10 have besn
erected and 70 employ hundrodsof men,
but which had nos been baIit.
Nj. Kelly said that IL the ordinances
hae RTown olt Of the street. osmmitsse,
be knew nothing Of q.
The qasstion upon the s1spsnsi0n
o. tie r0leg was pot and Han
nah, Bacon. MoG JuldFiek and MI
Ter voted for ID, and thera he-
ing "a even vote, Mayer Mann YES
called upon and voted s-aye." The duss-
tien vas thea put upon the passage Of
The ordinances and the sane Votes were
east IN favor. The qasstion vas then
raised as 70 the right Of the Mayer 90
vote upon the nnal passage Of "a srdi-
nance and City AftsFnsy Carroll saia
u vas Illegal in such Q case, as he (the
Mayor bad the right 10 veto the OH.
All the Oo1neil save Hannah seemed 10
agree In tAis, Bacon and McGouldrick
saying that. Though they bad vetsd for
lhs ordinancs, they did not think Ihs
Mayor had the right to.
After listening 10 all this disonssisn,
the Mayor decided the ordinances passed
u faee Of the adverse opinion, bat said
that be know Is was
ALL HoNnxNsR;
That the nexi council woaId reoonsidsr
The matter and THAI be vas sure the
uhole thing had been pat up,D OF vas
perfectly Understood between Hannah,
Bacon and McGoaldFick before the
seuncii convened. The twc latter coed
disdained taking part 10 any
scheme and this endea the feature Of
the session. The members vho left their
leAta not % resume them again, az least
for Q year, parted quietly and without
any elaborate adieQx. In conversation
with Hannah concerning the purport Of
he ordinance referred to above, BE said
hat Gen. J. W. SpFaS ne and David
Lister bad proposed to erect extensive
shops on the site stated which
wo1ld employ hundreds of men; that
they did net Do 30 and that the property
had bean assessed to them last wear bu,
hat they had refused to pay the taxes
and that be had introduced the ordi-
nance In view OF ali Of these things.
During the session the following busi
mess vas transacted: A resolution 20
widen ID street from Einetesnth 20 JEFF
leFson, referred. w. II. Fife was
granted the use Of thirty feet Of Paciflc
avenue and Railroad street on which to
place building material as be 10 going
10 pot ap bailding on his corner lot
10 the burnt block"
A petition received and hleo from O.
p. Ferry 10 have grades established for
streets 10 bis hrst addition.
The Street Railway Company granted
eave 20 use the improved stsam motor.
] 1dae Sears, ON behslf OF the company,
Asked leave 10 distribute ties along the
ltreet and il vas granted.
Msssrs. 3. r. Sahu, W. W. Watson,
). n. Nolen and A. Z. Llwrenca we're
appointed as Q COMMITTEES to condemn
property for the opening Of streets
through Byrd's addition.
Street OommissioaeF McGill vas in
stFucted to deliver the tools used Ia his
york aud belonging 10 the city 10 bis
successor In Once, Hodgins.
VIII EE RESIGNED.
Just whv David Wilson, 90 recently
slected to the Office of Secretary Of the
Chamber Of Commerce, had resigned
hat position, has been n after Of some
little WondeF outside the Chamber.
When elected ME. Wilson vas said 10 be
Dminently lifted for the plaza, NOT alone
because be vas largely interested in
Tacoma. bat also because Of his per
sonal Qualifications. MF. Wilson took
ihe place OF z. N. Fuller, 10 will be
Who had held che position
Ter q long time very ably, bat havinR
begun the publication OF the weekly
paper, the Commers, some Of the mem-
bsfs claimed IL absorbed bis time 10 the
With his duties a. Secre-
laFy. With the election OF Mr.. Wilson
The salary CT the Secretary was increased
10 9l25 per month. Since she election,
Toe, Mr.. Wilson has embarked In busi-
ness. being pr0minenA in the corpora
lion formed for the building Of vhsFves,
wheat warehouses and the carrying on
Of the business Of haHdlinR wheat.
This is bat one Of two or three business
interests with which be Ia connected aud
shish weald naturally take 10 more or
les Of ones time. HeU, IL 10 reported
~ an explanation Of his unexpected
that W. ]. Thompson, Who
Ia an active member Of the Chamber,
sAid In the course OF some remarks be.
fore that body fev meetings since that
The ofiee Of Secretary vas one Of work
and not simply one 10 which . salary
Vas 70 be paid. Al the next meeting
Mr.. Thompson made similar remark.
and ct the next meeting said somashinR
10 the same eject. IL seems that this
struck the Secretary and he
lhereuRon rendered bic resignation,
shieh Was ACCEPTED aud James Cham
osrlAin vas elected, as il knoVa-
IKE RoKrTCULrURBu.
The branch horticultural society 10
Pierca eOanty, for whioh . meeting vas
sailed yesterday, Was organized IN she
afternoon a. the Chamber Of Oommerce.
A. n. Bosnian, Of Puyallup. called the
nsetine 30 order. Mr.. TAnneaoB. Of
Tacoma, Gas chosen Temporary secre-
laFy. TIE following permanent of3oeS
ssre elected: Henry Bnoey. Of Taeona,
President; Mrs. EstsIla b. Mann. 81
First ward, Tacoma, Wise President; d.
D. Stan, Secretary; A n. Miller. Treas
arer; W. N. Lee, L. n. Hadson and
FrAnk Ailins, TrussseA Toe name Of